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Tag Archives: zoo

Gorillas should be given a Covid-19 vaccination

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 13, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 13, 2021
Gorilla San Diego Zoo

Zoo gorillas should be given the Covid-19 vaccination because scientists have discovered that captive gorillas at a zoo in California have contracted the disease from, they believe, an asymptomatic member of staff. It is the first known instance of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged apes, coronavirus, gorilla, news, zoo, zoonotic

Edinburgh Zoo may have to return their giant pandas to China

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 4, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 4, 2021
Giant panda

Edinburgh Zoo may have to return their giant pandas to China due to financial limitations brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Currently Edinburgh Zoo is leasing, under a 10 year deal with the Chinese government, a pair of giant pandas … Continue reading →

Posted in Bears | Tagged bears, captive, conservation, coronavirus, news, zoo

Cher wants to free gorilla caged for thirty years in a shopping mall

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 15, 2020 by MikeBDecember 15, 2020
Kanit Sermsirimongkol. He refuses to release the female gorilla he has caged up for 30 years at his private zoo in a department store

I can barely write about this because it is so cruel and when you write about cruel things you can be cruel to yourself because it hurts. But this is genuine cruelty and it is taking place in Thailand where … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged animal cruelty, apes, celebrities, news, Thailand, zoo

Loneliest elephant at Islamabad zoo going to sanctuary in Cambodia

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 28, 2020 by MikeBNovember 28, 2020
Kavaan

Cher arrived at the Marghazar Zoo, Islamabad, to see off Kaavan – ‘the loneliest elephant in the world’ – at the beginning of his journey to a sanctuary in Cambodia. Kaavan has lived at the zoo for over 35 years … Continue reading →

Posted in Compassion | Tagged compassion, elephants, news, Pakistan, zoo

Wallabies in the UK countryside

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 24, 2020 by MikeBNovember 24, 2020

NEWS AND VIEWS: There appear to be wallabies roaming around wild in the British countryside. The red-necked wallaby is about half the size of a kangaroo and they were introduced to Britain to be placed in zoos and private collections … Continue reading →

Posted in Non-native species | Tagged captive, kangaroo, non-native species, wallaby, zoo

Loss of matriarch elephant at Warsaw Zoo opens door to a CBD trial to reduce stress

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 28, 2020 by MikeBAugust 28, 2020
Fredzia a young female elephant

The management at Warsaw Zoo have taken the opportunity to test out CBD oil on a couple of female elephants who it was decided were displaying signs of stress and anxiety because of the loss of their matriarch, Earna who … Continue reading →

Posted in Welfare | Tagged elephants, news, welfare, zoo

Baby albino kangaroo feared stolen from German zoo

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 22, 2020 by MikeBAugust 22, 2020
Albino baby kangaroo may have been stolen

I’m sure that albino kangaroos are very rare. Research in Australia tells us that they occur once every 50,000 to 100,000 births. A baby albino kangaroo whose name is Mila has gone missing from the Kaiserslautern Zoo in Germany. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Kangaroo | Tagged genetic mutation, kangaroo, news, zoo

Remarkable photograph of lowland gorilla and her infant

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 21, 2020 by MikeBAugust 21, 2020
Baby gorilla and mother

This is a remarkable photograph by Ben Birchal (distributed by the agency PA) taken at Bristol Zoo last Wednesday of Kala, a western lowland gorilla, and her newborn child. The infant weighs about four pounds and will be dependent upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged Africa, apes, conservation, Primates, zoo

Shraddha Kapoor promotes animal welfare on her Instagram account

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 1, 2020 by MikeBAugust 1, 2020
Shraddha Kapoor

I have become an instant fan of Shraddha Kapoor. She is a wealthy, beautiful and educated Indian actress living in Mumbai probably in a big house but not too far from her home is a rubbish dump and in that … Continue reading →

Posted in Compassion | Tagged animal abuse, animal advocate, animal lover, animal welfare and rights, celebrities, compassion, India, zoo

Great photographs of Shango a lowland gorilla being tested for Covid-19

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on July 13, 2020 by MikeBJuly 13, 2020
Shango anesthetised

Shango is 31 years of age and a 433 pounds gorilla living at Zoo Miami. He got into a fight with his younger brother Barney, 26, which left him injured. Normally apes do stand-off posturing rather than actually hurting each … Continue reading →

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